Vibrant communities are created through the "power of partnership." Hear how collaboration played a role in the creation (and approval!) of the Cleveland Street TIF with Todd Richardson ( Crosstown Concourse) and Andre Dean (Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church).

Resources mentioned in this episode include:

• Crosstown Concourse
• Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church
• State of Tennessee Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Program and EDGE TIF program uses
• Crosstown Concourse directory
• The Mound
• Live Nation's music venue, Satellite Music Hall
• Daily Memphian article Inside Cleveland Street’s 30-year $338M blight fight
• Memphis Business Journal's article New incentive could bring about Cleveland St. development boom
• Memphis Business Journal article City Council committee approves $127 million development district
• S5E9 Meeting on Common Ground with Public Spaces
• S5E13 Planning for People and Places
• Crosstown Concourse history which includes other Sears & Roebuck distribution center redevelopments in Seattle (Starbucks Headquarters), Atlanta (Ponce City Market), and Minneapolis (Midtown Exchange).
• Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA)
• Crosstown Community Development Corporation (CDC)
• AAPI Heritage Month Memphis
• Uptown TIF
• Binghampton TIF
• Highland Ave. TIF
• Stax announces partnership for apprenticeship program at Satellite Music Hall groundbreaking
• Asian Night Market

This episode is made possible in partnership with Independent Bank.